diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75f8690..4deedef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "husky": "^2.1.0",
     "nyc": "^13.0.1",
     "prettier": "^1.16.4",
-    "tape": "^4.9.1",
+    "tape": "^4.12.0",
     "ts-node": "^8.0.3",
     "tslint": "^5.13.1",
     "typedoc": "^0.14.2",